WinForm Deployment | WebForm Deployment

Project Deployment

1. Check in all the projects

2. Right Click Soln > Add > New Project

3. Choose Other project Types > Setup and Deployment > Setup Wizard

4. Select primary output file from each project to be deployed , finish process and create installer

5. Click on installer to show properties

6. InstallAllUser = True > Manaufacturer (program files > folder name) > Product Name ( folder name of all files)

7. select Debug / Release . Rebuild Installer > will produce setup.exe and .msi file in debug/release directory.

Create Shortcut on desktop / Program Menu

1. Run the .msi file and create .exe file. Make a copy of shortcut (in app folder, NOT dev folder)and rename it.

2. Copy shortcut file to primary project folder (SDN), include in VS (Show all file)

3. Select Shortcut file in VS > properties, change Build Action=Content

4. Under Installer in VS, click on primary output from project.

5. Under File System, Right click user's desktop > Add > Project Output > Select Project > Content Files.

6. Under user's Program Menu, Right click > Add > Project Output > Select Project > Content Files.

8. Rebuild Installer.